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The Workshop. You Better Believe It!. 1 Thessalonians 5:23 King James Version (KJV) 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
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The Workshop You Better Believe It!
1 Thessalonians 5:23 King James Version (KJV) 23 And the very God of peace sanctify you wholly; and I pray God your whole spirit and soul and body be preserved blameless unto the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ.
The body is not a prison, it is our workshop. It houses our soul and spirit.
The heart is the inward man of the soul and the spirit; it is the soul (our thoughts, will, and emotions). The heart is also the inward man for the spirit, it is the heart of the spirit that moves to love God.
The workshop (your body) should be an image of the one who worked in your workshop.
John 15:19 King James Version (KJV) 19 If ye were of the world, the world would love his own: but because ye are not of the world, but I have chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth you.
In 1Thessalonians 5:23, Paul divides the workshop (our bodies) into 3 parts:
In 1Thessalonians 5:23, Paul divides the workshop (our bodies) into 3 parts: spirit
In 1Thessalonians 5:23, Paul divides the workshop (our bodies) into 3 parts: spirit soul
In 1Thessalonians 5:23, Paul divides the workshop (our bodies) into 3 parts: spirit soul body
"Why is it that after many years of dealing, some remain the same? Some individuals have a forceful will; some have strong emotions; and others have a strong mind. Since the Lord is able to break these, why is it that after many years some are still unchanged?" 1. Many don't see the hand of God at work in their circumstances. They think that it is just people opposing them or that the conditions are too harsh. 2. Self-love: These may see the hand of God in their situations but fail to grasp the lessons the Lord wants to teach them because they take matters into their own hands. The heart of self-love wants to end anxiety, pain, or discomfort as soon as possible and will seek to plan- a way to fix things. This comes from the soul as it is always trying to control its own destiny rather than come under the headship of God.
Which group might you fit into? I'm asking you to disclose what's in your heart. I know that some of you are naturally reluctant to do this, yet this is necessary. Honestly, consider your current spiritual state. If you cannot encourage yourself through your own motivation by seeing your spiritual condition, then you will always struggle to be motivated by the Word of God. Believe that!